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More Sailors Now Eligible for Combat Zone Tax Relief
Story Number: NNS030117-07
Release Date: 1/17/2003 12:11:00 PM
From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Sailors deployed to the Republic of the Philippines and Djibouti in support of Operation Enduring Freedom are now eligible for combat zone-related tax benefits.
Sailors assigned to the Republic of the Philippines on or after Jan. 9, 2002, with orders specifically “in direct support of" Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines (OEF-PI), are eligible for the tax-related benefits. If the orders do not state “OEF-PI,” additional documentation from the command will be required to prove a Sailor was in the Philippines on official government orders in support of Enduring Freeedom.
Sailors serving in Djibouti on or after July 1, 2002, are also entitled to the combat zone tax relief.
The benefits are retroactive to the dates outlined above. Wages normally taxed are excluded from tax withholdings for any month a Sailor is assigned to the combat zone.
Sailors entitled to those withholdings should contact their local pay office for compensation if taxes were withheld. Sailors may also want to contact your local tax assistance office for other filing benefits associated with combat zone tax relief, such as an authorized delay in filing.
Enlisted Sailors’ and warrant officers’ federal and state wages are excluded as taxable wages, while officers’ federal and state wages are excluded up to an amount equal to the monthly basic pay of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, plus authorized hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay.
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